Thermodynamic Picture of Phase Segregation during the Formation of Bicontinuous Concentric Lamellar () Silica.

The thermodynamic picture describing the formation mechanism of bicontinuous concentric lamellar () nanostructured silica particles, silica, was investigated thoroughly. A series of classical kinetics of silica by varying the synthesis time were employed to observe the morphological evolution of silica. The formation mechanism of silica is proposed as the hydrolysis and condensation reactions in the reverse micelle, followed by the phase segregation process.